BassCliff
Hellcat
Hi guys!
PLEASE understand that I am not a gunsmith or any kind of expert in the firearms universe. I just like taking pictures and hogging bandwidth on the internet.
I took a few pictures today and will share my thoughts.
Here are my XDM Elite Precision 5.25 and XD9 Mod.3.
These are the barrels, the XDM still on top.
As far as the linkage, everything looks the same. There are some very minor differences which may be wear or manufacturing tolerances. There are a lot more rounds through the XDM than the Mod.3. Here is the chamber end.
Again, everything looks the same. There seems to be a little notch in the middle of the XDM linkage. I don't know if that is functional. I could not see where that notch would be used in the frame. It's so small as to make me think it's just wear or some kind of manufacturing glitch. Otherwise, to my eyeballs, they look the same. Here's another view.
All the angles and curves look the same. The recoil spring notches look the same. I apologize for the lousy lighting. Here is the Mod.3 with the 5.25" barrel.
In this configuration the pistol will function check just fine. It racks and dry fires perfectly. It will lock back on an empty magazine and the magazine release works just fine. I tried a couple of different XD9 magazines, no problem. The only thing I did not do was run a few dummy rounds through the action. Drat. Sorry.
Again, I would check with an expert or ask the factory if this barrel swap is totally functional and safe. But I would feel comfortable with live fire testing, if I had a purpose. I'm happy using the stock barrels in my stock pistols so I won't be live fire testing. I hope you don't mind.
Anyway, there you have it. It's my long-winded way of saying, "Try it if you want to. I'm not.". But, since you've already spent the money with no chance of refund, I think you'll be OK modifying the longer barrel to fit your Mod.3 with a muzzle device. All standard disclaimers apply. This is my un-expert opinion.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
PLEASE understand that I am not a gunsmith or any kind of expert in the firearms universe. I just like taking pictures and hogging bandwidth on the internet.
I took a few pictures today and will share my thoughts. Here are my XDM Elite Precision 5.25 and XD9 Mod.3.
These are the barrels, the XDM still on top.
As far as the linkage, everything looks the same. There are some very minor differences which may be wear or manufacturing tolerances. There are a lot more rounds through the XDM than the Mod.3. Here is the chamber end.
Again, everything looks the same. There seems to be a little notch in the middle of the XDM linkage. I don't know if that is functional. I could not see where that notch would be used in the frame. It's so small as to make me think it's just wear or some kind of manufacturing glitch. Otherwise, to my eyeballs, they look the same. Here's another view.
All the angles and curves look the same. The recoil spring notches look the same. I apologize for the lousy lighting. Here is the Mod.3 with the 5.25" barrel.
In this configuration the pistol will function check just fine. It racks and dry fires perfectly. It will lock back on an empty magazine and the magazine release works just fine. I tried a couple of different XD9 magazines, no problem. The only thing I did not do was run a few dummy rounds through the action. Drat. Sorry.
Again, I would check with an expert or ask the factory if this barrel swap is totally functional and safe. But I would feel comfortable with live fire testing, if I had a purpose. I'm happy using the stock barrels in my stock pistols so I won't be live fire testing. I hope you don't mind.
Anyway, there you have it. It's my long-winded way of saying, "Try it if you want to. I'm not.". But, since you've already spent the money with no chance of refund, I think you'll be OK modifying the longer barrel to fit your Mod.3 with a muzzle device. All standard disclaimers apply. This is my un-expert opinion.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
